Related: Gay candidate Ritchie Torres has epic clap back for police union that called him a “first class wh*re”With 88% of the ballot counting completed at the time of writing, Torres has taken 88% of the vote, while his Republican opponent, Patrick Delices, took just 11%.
On hearing he’d won, Torres tweeted, “Thank you. Tonight, we made history. It is the honor of a lifetime to represent the essential borough, the Bronx.”Thank you.Tonight, we made history.It is the honor of a lifetime to represent the essential borough, the Bronx.